INFO: Setting File Permissions (98952)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.1
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.5
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP
This article was previously published under Q98952 SUMMARY
In Microsoft Windows NT, in Microsoft Windows 2000, and in Microsoft Windows XP, local access controls can be set on only NTFS partitions; you cannot set them on FAT or HPFS partitions or floppies. Read/execute-only permissions should work properly on a CD-ROM.
The exception is that access control lists (ACLs) can be set on shares
(regardless of the file system) to control access to all the files within
that share. For example, you can give read access to everyone, but give
full access only to members of a certain group or to certain individuals.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 4/6/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbFileIO kbinfo kbKernBase kbSecurity KB98952 |
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